# #55: Leinster (H) vs DHL Stormers - URC Semi Final Review Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-leinster-listen-7601014/55-leinster-h-vs-dhl-stormers-urc-semi-final-review Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-leinster-listen-7601014/55-leinster-h-vs-dhl-stormers-urc-semi-final-review.md Podcast: [The Leinster Listen](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-leinster-listen-7601014) Published: 2026-06-08T00:02:46+00:00 Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/the-leinster-listen/2895242 Audio file: https://content.rss.com/episodes/356999/2895242/the-leinster-listen/2026_06_07_23_58_57_c1be8494-541d-4ef9-a1e5-f7d63ee60d1f.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-leinster-listen-7601014/episodes/55-leinster-h-vs-dhl-stormers-urc-semi-final-review Duration seconds: 1648 ## Resource We did it! I'm back for Episode 55, and Leinster are through to the BKT United Rugby Championship Grand Final after a hard-fought 20-11 win over the DHL Stormers at the Aviva Stadium. It wasn't pretty at times β€” but when the stakes were highest, the boys in blue found a way. Here is what I'm hitting on this week's episode: πŸ† BKT United Rugby Championship match results; My run-through of both semi-finals this weekend β€” Glasgow Warriors vs the Bulls in Edinburgh, and our tense Dublin showdown with the Stormers. πŸ”₯ Overall opinion of the game; Why this felt like the story of our season in microcosm β€” strong start, Stormers fightback, indiscipline deciding it, and Jamison Gibson-Park delivering when it mattered most. πŸ“‹ Analysis of the game events; Rieko Ioane's early try, Sam Prendergast's boot, AdrΓ© Smith's Stormers response, Ruan Ackermann's red card, Salmaan Moerat's yellow, and Gibson-Park's late seal-the-deal score. πŸ—ΊοΈ BKT United Rugby Championship positioning after this weekend; Leinster vs the Bulls at Croke Park on Friday 19 June β€” a repeat of last year's final and a shot at back-to-back titles on home soil. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-leinster-listen-7601014/episodes/55-leinster-h-vs-dhl-stormers-urc-semi-final-review/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-leinster-listen-7601014/55-leinster-h-vs-dhl-stormers-urc-semi-final-review.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.